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- Publisher
- Inderscience Publishers
- Copyright
- Copyright © Inderscience Enterprises Ltd. All rights reserved
- ISSN
- 1740-7494
- eISSN
- 1740-7508
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Abstract
The paper attempts to demonstrate the digital divide obstacles hindering the Office of Public Sector Development Commission (OPDC)'s effort on its e-learning programme's initiative. This program aims to improve the common skills of the Royal Thai Government (RTG) staff in response to the requirements of the Good Governance (GG) Act of 2003. The primary obstacles reflecting the digital divide include the infrastructure barrier (e.g., speed and size of the internet network that are varied between Bangkok and provincial areas), the language difficulty (i.e., increasing the content cost), and the low number of qualified developers for local-language content in the market. By having identified these issues, it is hoped that the deployment of the e-learning programme will be better planned and will not encounter significant roadblocks.
Journal
Electronic Government, an International Journal – Inderscience Publishers
Published: Jan 1, 2007